Political science

Political science

The social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics.

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antisocial personality disorder

Politics; Political Science

A personality disorder that involves disregard for the rights or others, as well as impulsive, irresponsible and aggressive behavior.

anti-trust laws

Politics; Political Science

Federal and state laws designed to restrict monopolistic business practices that interfere with free trade. These are thought necessary to protect the public interest (from price-fixing, for ...

anti-trust legislation

Politics; Political Science

US body of legislation to control, limit, or eliminate monopolies in order to promote economic competition. Anti-trust policy is overseen by the FTC (Federal Trade Commission), created in 1914.

A policy of racial segregation maintained in South Africa from 1948 to 1991. The policy established the doctrine of "separate development" whereby South African blacks were segregated into reserves ...

apolitical

Politics; Political Science

Not concerned with politics. The term might be used to describe someone who does not care to vote, or to a nonpartisan organization. Fast Times is an apolitical newsmagazine, in that it is not ...

apologetics

Politics; Political Science

A branch of theology that deals with the reasoned defense of Christianity.

apologist

Politics; Political Science

Someone who writes or speaks in defense of a belief, faith, doctrine. If someone wrote in defense of the Vietnam War, for example, he would be an apologist for that war.